Louise M

Open Science data infrastructure is an essential asset - and better funding is critical cc @investinopen.bsky.social

FlyBase is one of the oldest, most iconic open data resources (particularly in Biological Sciences), its loss would be huge. Very much hope someone can step in to at least keep it ticking over.

Drosophila Genetic Database The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

#drosophila @flybase.bsky.social request emergency funding:
"As it stands, by the end of July, 2025, there will be no future updates to FlyBase, and in the worst case scenario access to the website will also be lost" => please donate!

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

Happy Tom Holland Shows How to Man Day to all who celebrate.

Feels very much like the new ‘Something McSomething Face’